We live in a truly golden age of astronomy and room exploration that may allow us to decipher some of the biggest whodunits of all: How did the Universe begin? Are there other Earth-like planets out there? Are we alone?The Space Bookis a gateway into these kinds of questions — and more — for anyone very interested in the worlds beyond our planet .
Expanding the series that began with the highly successful loudnessThe Science Bookand The Math Book, astronomer and planetary scientist Jim Bell presents 250 of “the worlds largest” groundbreaking astronomical episodes, from the formation of galaxies to the recent breakthrough of water ice on Mars. Beautiful photographs or explains accompany each enter. Open the book to any sheet to discover some brand-new query or whodunit about the Universe around us.The Space Book takes a different approach to our knowledge of the cosmos, presenting it as a chronology rather than an encyclopedia. Although introductions encompass the time from the large-hearted bash to the end of the universe, the majority cross the mid-twentieth century to the present. Each entry supplies a sheet describing an incident, invention, or ideology, along with a full-page hue epitome related to that happen. Browsing through the entryways sequentially throws the book a sense of how our learning developed over meter, and an index grants books to find enterings by theme. Neither note nor verse, this beautiful designation is just plain fun to browse — and books will detect interesting and quirky actualities about the universe by doing so. — David Tyckoson
The Space Book Review
“. . . the format is eye-catching and the text easy to read, with a single sheet of explain text opposite a colorful likenes for each item. Cites to other pages are noted in boldface type, and specified in a’ See Too’ roster at the lower end of the entering . . . research results is accessible to a general audience. VERDICT This is a fine coffee-table work, is ideal for either deep contemplate or a few moments’ perusing. Recommended for books with a informal those who are interested in the history of astronomy and the universe, or for precipitating such those who are interested in others .” — Library Journal
“Dr. Bell’s The Space Bookchronicles what our genus does best. Follow the discoveries through the millennia, and even those to be made billions of years hence. If this doesn’t humble you, crowd you with awe, and get you provoked about uncoverings more to come, pick it up and read through it again !” — Bill Nye, the Science Guy( r) and CEO of The Planetary Society
“ An amazing compiling of all that matters, ever mattered, or ever will matter in the universe. While it’s a surprising generator of information,Jim Bell’s The Space Bookis nonetheless a thrill to browse and even more amusing to read .” — Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist and Author of Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
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